Chapter 8. Connection-Oriented Protocols for Servers

The last chapter showed you how to write a connection-oriented client program. The server program that the client connects to must use a different procedure, however. This chapter will teach you about the role of the server, including the following topics:

• The basic steps used by connection-oriented servers

• Why the bind(2) function is necessary for servers

• The listen(2) function and its role

• The accept(2) function and its role

• How to write a connection-oriented server program